Cryptonym: AMTRUNK-10
1993.07.20.15:24:29:530600: RAMON GUIN DIAZ, 1963-1966 (OS/SAG FILE FOR HSCA REVIEW)
This page and the succeeding pages contain valuable biographic data on Guin: Hia security number was 308 889. 201-142291. He lived in Miami and NYC during 1956-1957. While in NY he was active in the Directorio Revolucionario (DR). In 1963, he was a manager at a collective farm at INRA (National Institute of Agrarian Reform).
Bill Simpich, State Secret, Chapter 3: http://www.maryferrell.org/pages/State_Secret_Chapter3.html
Guin, who had been planning to assassinate Castro since 1961, was yet another insecure addition to the AMTRUNK team. Guin was approved to be the principal recruiter within high level Cuban military ranks in 1963, despite distrust within CIA counter-intelligence. Rabel was eventually captured by the Cubans and given a 30 year sentence but only served two years. Between Cubela (AMLASH-1) and Rabel (AMLEO-3), Fidel Castro might as well have been camping out in the Langley basement.
104-10102-10235: OPERATION "LEONARDO."
Early 1963: In phase 2 of what was to become AMTRUNK, "Through Comandante Guin, who works in INRA and travels around the country, and through anti-Castro army and civilian elements already active in Cardenas and Marti, the following army officials would be contacted initially: Comandante Guerra, Comandante Parra, Jose Pinares, Capitan Manuel Avila, Capitan Lawton. From there on the contacts would be enlarged. The above mentioned officers were contacted before Pig's Bay (Bay of Pigs) and agreed to participate in Rebel Army uprising in Las Villas province as a part of internal-external anti-Castro plan. After (Playa) Giron, which upset that plan, they remained in the government and are said to be disposed to do it again."
104-10247-10188: WILL ATTEMPT TO RECRUIT SUBJECT AS HIS P/A
5/31/63: AMICE-27: Operational Contact: "Ramon Guin Diaz. AMICE-27 will attempt to recruit Subject as his P/A. He would be used for operational intelligence and spotting among disaffected army officers. GUIN is an army commandante and is now managing a large INRA farm complex outside of Havana. He is known to AMICE-27 and AMICE-14, both of whom believe he can be contacted safely. He is anti-Communist and one of the group of Camilo Cienfuegos' officers contacted by AMICE-27 in early 1961 to join in an overthrow of the government."
104-10103-10349: OPERATIONAL PROGRESS REPORT AMLEO-3
9/19/63 dispatch from Chief of Station, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: "During the operational period one of AMLEO-3's operational leads, whom he had written a report on for the AMTRUNK PM operation, was recruited via the recently successful AMTRUNK infiltration operation and given the crypt of AMTRUNK-10."
104-10215-10172: CABLE: IN DEBRIEFING AMICE-14 ON AMTRUNK-10, FOLL BEARS ON REFS
9/24/63 cable WAVE 4907 from JMWAVE to Director: "In debriefing AMICE-14 on AMTRUNK-10...AMTRUNK-10's two most trusted contacts are AMLASH and IDEN A (See 104-10247-10177 - WAVE 4908 - IDEN A is Faure Chomon). Both were top men in Directorio with AMTRUNK-10. (Chomon) probably willing to work against Fidel, since holds personal grudge against him...AMTRUNK-10 reported (he) had friend IDEN B (see 104-10247-10177 - WAVE 4908 - Captain Oquendo) flying MIGs who probably defectable...not known if he flying MIG-21..." Note: Is it true that RFK really wanted a MIG?
104-10247-10175: REFERENCE IS MADE TO YOUR REQUEST FOR A PROVISIONAL OPERATIONAL
10/1/63 memo from Edward Brown, Chief of OA to Chief, SAS, attn: Paul Maggio: "(On AMTRUNK-10) we depend for the moment on the judgment of AMICE-14, who entered Cuba, recruited him, and thus has direct knowledge of him; and AMICE-27, who included (AMTRUNK-10's) name on a spotting list, thus theoretically having some indication of (AMTRUNK-10's) susceptibility to recruitment. The judgment of AMICE-14 and AMICE-27, however, is suspect." A handwritten note says "this memo hand-carried to Chief, CI/OA on 7 Oct 63 by C/SAS/MOB/FI (Paul Maggio) who discussed our terms of instruction from C/SAS (Desmond FitzGerald). Memo retracted by C/CI/OA. POA (Provisional Operational Approval) granted to A-10 (AMTRUNK-10)."
104-10216-10115: DISPATCH: AMLASH CACHE RECOVERY PLAN
03/26/64: Dispatch from COS, JMWAVE to Chief, Special Affairs Staff: "1. Per paragraph 2 of ref. A, the following is the English translation, with appropriate explanatory notations in parentheses, of S/W Message No. 6 which was mailed to AMTRUNK-10 on 23 March. This message contains the recovery plan for the AMLASH cache which was emplaced on Operation AMTRUNK VIII, 17-21 March 1964: 'MSG No. Six. Manuel (AMTRUNK-10). David (AMICE-14) tried to make contact with you but he couldn't. The things asked for by Charles (AMLASH-1) are already in Cuba in a secure place. In order to get them, follow exactly these instructions. There is a cache in a place called 'La Aguada'...There is a friend of David who is a fisherman who can get all these things in this place consisting of four packages. Two big cans with weapons and explosives, all for you (AMLASH cache). One green square oil can with radio...in the bottom to be kept by Carlos (AMTRUNK-11) in his house until further notice. One satchel with S/W carbons and pills (2 sets of each) in black (waterproof) envelope to be split between you and Carlos and two small (oil) cans (concealment devices) with radio receivers in the bottom of each...The bottoms unscrew with reverse thread to the right to open. The one with a red mark is to be kept by Carlos and David, the other is for you...Satchel also has 1000 pesos to be given all or partially to the fishermen who help recover this cache. To get these things, follow exactly these instructions. Contact Carlos, David's uncle, through David's aunt (IDEN A who maintains S/W accommodation address for both AMTRUNK-10 and -11). Tell him to see Pedro (AMTRUNK-15) in Cardenas. Carlos should tell Pedro to contact Cando (IDEN B - Candido Diaz, see 104-10309-10008, Page 7), the fisherman who saw Pedro last August in the name of David. Pedro should give Cando the following instructions. Go to La Aguada de Machado...located 2 1/2 kilometers from Playa Machado..."
"Recruited in Cuba April 1963 on behalf of CIA by AMCHALK-5 (Miguel Angel Diaz Isalgue), directed to report on dissident military officers via SW. Guin apparently made little or not use of SW because of lack of confidence in the system. Later became involved with Rolando Cubleas, another (CIA) agent. Cubelas became involved in Manuel Artime plot (which was not CIA sponsored) to assassinate Fidel Castro, and was arrested in early 1966 along with Manuel Guin and others." See 104-10216-10424, 5/7/65: Guin was working for INRA while assisting anti-Castro forces to infiltrate Cuba.
104-10102-10226: AMTRUNK OPERATION
"Early phases of the operation resulted in the on-island recruitment of Ramon Thomas GUIN Diaz (AMTRUNK-10)...JMWAVE Station advised in March 1966 that four former AMTRUNK internal assets were arrested for counterrevolutionary activities in early 1966, in addition to CUBELA and GUIN, and that all of the principals of the AMTRUNK network active during 1963 and 1964 had been rolled up." AMTRUNK Operation, Interim Working Draft, dated 2/14/77.
1993.08.05.14:55:09:370028: SECURITY FILE ON CARLOS GEPEDINO GONZALES
3/5/66: Washington Evening Star, AP: "Two former Cuban army majors were accused today of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Fidel Castro. A government communique charged the pair planned the assassination with agents of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency in Madrid, Spain and with Manuel Artime, Cuban exile leader. The two majors (were) arrested last Monday...the communique said five other alleged conspirators were arrested Feb. 26. The communique charged that Cubelas planned to shoot Castro with a high-powered telescopic rifle and later share in the top posts under a counter-revolutionary regime with Artime. Another key figure in the alleged assassination plot was Odon Alvarez de la Campa (QUMALT-1), counsellor in the Cuban embassy in Madrid, who defected in March, 1965...Alvarez was said to have helped arrange interviews between CIA agents and Cuban conspirators. Artime and Cubelas hatched their plans in February 1965 but the Dominican civil war and other problems delayed the assassination attempt...
104-10225-10064: INTERROGATION OF CUBELA, ETC
March 1966: Guin admitted at the trial that he was recruited by the CIA during September 1963 for a 7-8 month period, and that he was given three skeleton keys to give to (Lazaro?) as well as a message. Jose Luis Gonzalez Gallarreta was also questioned in this transcript, and he admitted that he worked with two Cubans that were CIA - "Hernan Enriquez" and "Angel Avarez Machado". 104-10234-10031, p. 4: These two individuals were Hernan Enriquez Loca and Augustin Alvarez Machado, the contact was made in Madrid.